Tapenade is a traditional sauce or condiment from Provence, in the south of France. It adds a punch of flavor for very few calories. You can buy premade tapenade, but you'll spend more money and be consuming more sodium than if you made it at home.

This is delicious. After you make it the first time, you may decide to make it in large batches. Make sure you have a BIG pot if you do. I buy a #10 can of tomato sauce (106 ounces), which makes enough for 26 pizzas. I freeze small batches of 1 or 2 pizzas worth in ziplock sandwich baggies. When you make that big a batch, the oil is 1.5 cups, the butter is 1 cup + 5 tbsp; the onions is 6.5 cups; the garlic is 13 cloves; the tomato sauce is a #10 can, or 106 ounces; the tomato paste is 13 6 ounce cans (or try to find a similar amount out of a #10 can if you can freeze the leftover); the parmesan cheese is 1.5 cups plus 2 tbsp; the dried basil is 1/4 cup, the oregano is 1/8th cup; the salt is 2 tbsp; sugar is 3 tbsp; pepper is 1 tbsp; fennel seed is 1/4 cup.Submitted by LOTSTOULOUSE

Carbs: 10.8g | Fat: 5g | Fiber: 2.5g | Protein: 2.8g | Calories: 91.3

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